Eric Bouletin, Pichot Roucas, 2024

£21.90

Southern Rhône red from Vacqueyras vigneron Éric Bouletin: Grenache, Syrah and Carignan from old vines, fermented and raised in tank, bottled with minimal handling for juicy, spice-tinged drinkability.

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At a glance

Producer: Roucas Toumba
Region: Rhône Valley
Appellation: IGP Méditerranée
Grape: Grenache Syrah Carignan
Vintage: 2024
Country: France
Wine type: Red
Alcohol: 14.0%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — certified Biodynamic — practising

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: Medium
Tannin: Medium
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

Cannelloni with spinach and ricotta
Moroccan-spiced grilled chicken
Beef tartare
Herb-marinated grilled lamb chops

How to serve it

Serve: Cool room temperature (16–18°C)

Why Cave selected it

Authentic, small-production southern Rhône from a top Vacqueyras grower; old-vine fruit, organic farming and low-intervention elevage deliver excellent value and character.

About the wine

A micro-production here from 50yo grenache/carignan planted on silt from the Ouvèze river. Harvested by hand and vinified in concrete tanks & bottled unfined and unfiltered with low level of SO2. Very well made from a top producer this wine has pedigree and does not break the bank.

About Roucas Toumba

Eric Bouletin’s Roucas Toumba (which means the fallen rock in old Provençal dialect) is one of the top domaines in Vacqueyras. Eric left the local cooperative to start vinifying himself in 2006 and has 16ha of superbly located old vines from which he keeps the best parcels for his own bottlings. The land has been handed down from generation to generation since the Bouletin family first settled here in 1580. His vineyard is split into tiny parcels, protected from the mistral by cypress, almond and olive trees. He has parcels of very old vine grenache, carignan and a very small proportion of white grapes.

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